As global conflicts loom, Putrajaya Forum pushes Asean to aspire for information dominance and bolster climate security
The Putrajaya Forum emphasized the need for South-East Asian countries to rethink their regional security approach amidst rising global conflicts and rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The forum highlighted the importance of information dominance and climate security in the region's defense strategy.
South-East Asian countries must rethink their collective regional security approach due to rising global conflicts and advancements in artificial intelligence. The Putrajaya Forum, held in conjunction with the Defence Services Asia exhibition, focused on 'Asean Security at the Edge of Emerging Technologies'. Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan of Perak, stressed the need for governance and regulation of emerging technologies. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin emphasized that information dominance is key to the region's security, with a focus on digital backbone, computing infrastructure, data, and AI. The forum also highlighted the importance of climate security, with Sultan Nazrin describing climate change as 'the most under-acknowledged security threat of our era'. The region's security is threatened by ecological breakdown, displacements, food insecurity, and state fragility.
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